Emergency department (ED) visits for suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STB) among US children aged 8-12 years increased from 2010 to 2020, with many children returning within months. Researchers ...

Despite official statistics, measles vaccination coverage among young children in the US may be significantly lower than previously thought, reports NBC News. According to the CDC, over 92% of ...

A new study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the autism diagnosis rate has increased among US children, continuing a long-term trend that experts have largely ...

More U.S. children have died as a result of the flu this season than in the past 15 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC reported 12 pediatric flu deaths ...

The health of US children has worsened steadily from 2007 to 2023 with higher mortality, and more chronic physical, developmental, and mental health conditions, warned a report released in JAMA.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported three American citizens in recent days, with the oldest being 7. A 4-year-old with a rare form of cancer was deported with their 7-year-old sibling and ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — As Child Abuse Prevention Month wraps up at the end of April, sadly the problem itself isn't going isn't going away. Statistics show 1 in 10 children in Erie County will be abused by ...

In 1981, less than a month after evidence of global warming was first reported on its front page, the The New York Times asked B. F. Skinner about the fate of humanity. The famous psychologist had ...